ჯაჭუ

Old Georgian

Alternative forms

• ჯაჭჳ (ǯač̣wi)

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *ǯač̣w-, see there for more.

Noun

ჯაჭუ • (ǯač̣u)

1. chain
2. fetters
3. chain mail

Derived terms

• ჯაჭუედი (ǯač̣uedi)
• ჯაჭჳსმოქმედი (ǯač̣wismokmedi)
• ჯაჭუ-ჭური (ǯač̣u-č̣uri)
• ჯაჭუ-ჩაბალახოსანი (ǯač̣u-čabalaxosani)

 

Descendants

• Georgian: ჯაჭვი (ǯač̣vi)
  • → Mingrelian: ჯაჭვი (ǯač̣vi)
    • → Abkhaz: а-да́ҷ (a-dáčʼ)

Further reading

• Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ჯაჭუ”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎^[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 573a
• Sardshweladse, Surab, Fähnrich, Heinz (2005) “ჯაჭუი”, in Altgeorgisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch (Handbook of Oriental Studies; VIII.12), with the collaboration of Irine Melikishvili and Sopio Sardshweladse, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 1594b, glossing as Kette; Kettenhemd; Netz, Gitter
• Серебряков, Б. Я. (1962) “ჯაჭუ”, in Древнегрузинско-русский словарь (по двум древним редакциям Четвероглава)‎^[2], Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 225a